While waiting for the doctor, I chatted with the secretary/assistant, using a combination of Tagalog, Bisaya, and English. Pumasok ang usapan sa mga sakit-sakit.

Secretary: Hindi dapat nah-i-skip ng gamot. May diabetes ako and sinisigurado kong regular ang intake ko ng gamot.
Me: *nodding my head in agreement*
Secretary: May uncle ako pinutol ang ti-il dahil sa diabetes.
I didn't know what ti-il means, but she directed her gaze downward and I was under the impression she was gesturing to the nether region. Medyo nag-panic ako. TheHusband is a huge soda drinker and I suddenly had a vision of his ti-il being amputated. Dear Lord! I wanted to call him right then and there to ask hin to stop with the soda.

Apparently, ti-il, despite the closeness of the spelling to t*t*, means leg. Oooppppssss...